Pocono Sun Stakes Elims Easy Pickings; Two-Year-Olds’ Thrive At Yonkers; Greenshoe Dares All For Hambletonian Title

Sun Jun 23 2019TwinSpires Staff

Early-week Hambletonian Trail (HT) blogs started our week. Check out the HT section below. Other harness reports on our selected features are noted. Thursday, June 20 The frosh-stakes season began best at Yonkers in four lucrative New York Sire ...
Hong Kong Spot Plays: A Quick Voyage

Sat Jun 22 2019TwinSpires Staff

by J. Keeler Johnson Following a one-week hiatus, racing returns to Sha Tin in Hong Kong with a quality 10-race card on Sunday, June 23. Among the highlights are two Group 3 handicaps – the Premier Cup over 1,400 meters and Premier Plate goi ...
Selections for Saturday's finale at Royal Ascot 2019

Fri Jun 21 2019Kellie Reilly

The better weather is making the ground less of a decisive factor as Royal Ascot rolls to its Saturday finale, and a couple of Godolphin celebrities lend star power to the curtain closer. Since just three Group races are on tap, we’ll start off ...
Monmouth Park Stakes Spot Plays for Saturday, June 22, 2019

Fri Jun 21 2019Noel Michaels

Saturday’s 13-race card at Monmouth Park features four stakes races including the featured $300,000 United Nations (G1) at 1 3/8 miles on the turf, which makes Monmouth the center of attention in the horse racing world this weekend. Monmouth’s S ...
Royal Ascot spot plays: Sands of Mali in the Diamond Jubilee

Fri Jun 21 2019J. Keeler Johnson

It’s been a fun run, but the five-day meet wraps up Saturday with one last stakes-filled card, highlighted by the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1). To celebrate the final day of racing, let’s examine the three group races on the agenda and try to end ...
Royal Ascot: Spot plays for Day 4

Thu Jun 20 2019J. Keeler Johnson

But could the undefeated #1 Castle Lady give Hermosa a challenge? Racing in France for Godolphin, Castle Lady has fired off three straight wins this year, including a determined triumph in the one-mile Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1, French One Th ...

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Selections for Friday’s card at Royal Ascot 2019

Thu Jun 20 2019Vance Hanson

Frankie Dettori stole the show Thursday at Royal Ascot , winning all four Group events and leaving the overseas bookmakers reeling. We might be overestimating his chances in a couple races, but the Italian riding great could be in line to win as man ...
Two-year-olds of interest for Friday, June 21, 2019

Thu Jun 20 2019John Mucciolo

A trio of intriguing juvenile races with some well-bred prospects caught my eye coming up on Friday. Races from Belmont Park, Churchill Downs and Santa Anita Park highlight the action of the youngsters who could be our stars of tomorrow. CHURCH ...
Profit Line sheet a valuable tool in handicapping Canterbury Park’s Saturday card

Thu Jun 20 2019TwinSpires Staff

HANDICAPPING CANTERBURY'S MYSTIC LAKE NORTHERN STARS RACING FESTIVAL USING PROFIT LINE! Trying to find the betting value in a particular race? Check out the Profit Line sheet available at Brisnet.com . Each Profit Line sheet includes program in ...
Exacta Bet of the Day for Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Canterbury Park

Thu Jun 20 2019Noel Michaels

The Saturday, June 22, 2019, race card at Canterbury Park is one of the best days of the meet, complete with five stakes races worth a combined $500,000. The stakes action gets started in Race 4 with the running of the $50,000 Hoist Her Flag Stakes f ...
Freshman Stakes Debut At Yonkers; Elims Enrich Pocono’s Bright Night Of Stars; McWicked’s Revenge; Ake-Action Graduates

Wed Jun 19 2019TwinSpires Staff

The first call to post for two-year-olds this season presents potential all stars for next season. We cover the New York breds as they line up at Yonkers for their initial trials. Then, at Pocono, eliminations for next week’s headline stakes program ...
Colts Covet Earl Beal Jr Berths In Elims At Pocono; Indiana Pair Must Perform Brilliantly

Wed Jun 19 2019TwinSpires Staff

The letter (e) notes a Hambletonian-eligible horse. On June 20 at Hoosier, two Hambo-eligibles are in the field of a 10 going for the main prize from $48,500 in leg two of the Indiana Sires Stakes for sophomore colt trotters. Foremost in the f ...
Royal Ascot: Spot plays for Gold Cup day

Wed Jun 19 2019J. Keeler Johnson

Speaking of Ascot, Stradivarius is undefeated in four starts over the course, and if you think the rain-soaked going will trip him up, consider how he won the two-mile QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup (G2) at Ascot over soft ground in Octobe ...